High School Directors, we invite you to join the Marching 110 on the field for the 2015 Band Day! Each year, hundreds of high school musicians join the Marching 110 for its pregame and halftime performances during an Ohio Bobcats football game.

This year, Band Day will be held during the OHIO vs. Western Michigan game on Saturday, October 17th. This is a much later date than in most previous years, so mark your calendars now and bring your band to perform on the field with the Marching 110!

On Thursday, April 23rd, the Marching 110 held its annual end-of-the-year "jam session" in the Ohio University School of Music. Held each year as a final meeting for the Marching 110, the jam session includes announcements concerning the upcoming season, the awarding of several Marching 110 scholarships and awards, acknowledgement of the graduating seniors, and the announcement the Field Commander for the upcoming season.

The evening began with detailing the tentative 2015 Marching 110 season. Training Week for all new and returning members will be held August 15-23, 2015, with the annual Freshmen Convocation Parade and Parade of the Greens being held on August 23. The Marching 110 will be there to support the OHIO Bobcats at six home football games in 2015. Highlights of the season include Homecoming (Oct. 10) and Band Day (Oct. 17).

Jud and Frank AwardWilliam Crook, percussion

In addition to the six home OHIO games, the Marching 110 participate in the Jackson Apple Festival on Saturday, September 26. Varsity Show will be held on Saturday, November 21, and the annual Ohio Theatre performance will be Monday, November 23.

The Marching 110 also awarded numerous scholarships and awards to members on Thursday night. Included in these awards was the Jud and Frank Lawler Award. Voted on by the Marching 110 Student Staff, this award is dedicated to Marching 110 Alumni Judson and Frank Lawler, who tragically lost their lives shortly before Homecoming weekend in 1999. In their honor, the Marching 110 awards this award each year to a student in the band who best exemplifies and spirit of Jud and Frank, and their dedication to the Marching 110. The 2015 Jud and Frank Lawler award recipient was percussionist William Crook.

2015 Field CommanderDylan Chase, trombone

Finally, the Marching 110 closed the announcement portion of the evening with the reveal of the 2015 Marching 110 Field Commander. The Field Commander's primary responsibility is the fundamental marching technique of the band. Other duties include the heightening of moral, discipline, and esprit d' corps of the group. It is the highest student-held position in the Marching 110, requires the student to be a fourth of fifth year member of the band, and is selected by the directors each season. The 2015 Marching Field Commander is trombonist Dylan Chase.

On Sunday, January 18th, the Marching 110 held its annual end-of-the-season banquet on the campus of Ohio University, officially concluding 2014 season.

The highlight of the event was the announcement that the Marching 110 would once again be traveling abroad during the 2015-2016 season. From May 1-10, 2016, the Marching 110 will be traveling to Paris, France!

The trip marks the second time the Marching 110 will travel to Europe, following their May 2013 trip and performances in Dublin, Ireland and Rome, Italy. The 2013 trip, in celebration of the Ohio University Bands' 90th anniversary, included a special performance in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City.

The 2016 trip will kick off a two-year celebration for the Marching 110. In the fall of 1967, Gene Thrailkill made the dramatic change in the uniform and marching style of the Ohio University Marching Band. The 2016-2017 calendar year marks the 50th anniversary era of the original "Marching 110," and the trip is just the beginning of two years of celebration for the Marching 110.

Highlights of the May 2016 will include a performance in front of the Eiffel Tower, a patriotic performance near the beaches of Normandy, site of the D-Day invasion, and a performance in Disneyland Paris! Other excursions may include visits to the Cathedral at Notre Dame, the Palace of Versailles, and a day-trip to London, U.K.

While the cost and final details are yet to be determined, there will be trip packages, including all airfare and hotel accommodations, for Marching 110 Alumni, friends, and family.